How to Use topside in a Sentence

topside

1 of 2 adverb or adjective
  • Yet 80 percent of the design, topside and under the skin, is all new.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
  • What drove humankind belowground, and is there any chance of survival topside?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • For this reason, when there was an excess of energy in the grid, the elevators would have to bring some of the sand back topside.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Such a project could allow the company to work on multiple ships at once, with topside work happening at the jetty and hull work in the drydock.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • What literally stands in the path would present a formidable challenge in time, cost and the risk of major disruptions topside.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2022
  • The Atlas star, 54, was photographed lounging topside on a boat on the Mediterranean with friends on Thursday.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • Kenji emerges and brings the tunnel crashing down on Homelander, and subsequently flees topside, with Kimiko in pursuit.
    Nick Schager, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • There’s also the flat easy Rim Trail that stays topside meandering through old farmland and past ancient field houses, with nice views into the gorge.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • When the Trieste finally bobbed to the surface, Walsh and Piccard climbed up the long ladder to go topside and perched on their vessel.
    Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2012
  • In other snaps, Mowry can be seen lounging topside in a rocky cove surrounded by deep blue water, enjoying some champagne amid incredible countryside views, and posing poolside in denim cut-offs.
    Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023

topside

2 of 2 noun
  • After the strike the fish bore away but then came topside to jump.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Those of the crew who had managed to make their way topside jumped into the frigid water.
    Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ, 18 May 2018
  • Cranes would drop boats, or the sea would damage vessels sitting topside.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Then, placing the saw on the topside of the limb a little farther out from the trunk, saw down through the limb.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • The teak decks on the exterior also added luxe to the topsides.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In their four to six weeks of life topside, the insects will shed their translucent outer husks and take to the trees.
    Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2017
  • Because there’s no outboard hanging off the back, the whole topside of the hull is usable.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Only the five crew members, who were topside and awake when the fire took hold, managed to escape.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Some species are two-toned, with purple topsides and pink underbellies.
    Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
  • The captain instead had to remain up on the topside in the cubbyhole of his pilot house.
    Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Crews used a series of ropes to pluck the terrified pup, which squealed with delight upon arrival topside.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
  • The platform was recently decommissioned and the deck and topside were brought back to shore.
    Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Eight minutes later a 28-inch brown trout came topside and was briefly admired before release.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2018
  • That topside is almost certainly meant to support a larger, wider sail with missile launch tubes inside.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 July 2019
  • The intention was to keep you all engaged, to ensure the game always felt fresh, and to give you reasons to keep braving topside.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • The windows and open rear area beneath the hardtop, plus the sheer amount of open space topsides, deliver a true connection to the sea.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That challenges the topside support team, which must operate equipment to keep the diver safe while fending off their own risk of frostbite.
    ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There's plenty of closet and cargo space, a pair of facing seats with a big dining table and a roof hatch for access to the topside luggage rack.
    Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 27 May 2017
  • Now, more than two years later, the bones are nearly clean and researchers are looking forward to bringing them topside to finish the cleaning process.
    Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Sibande, guarded closely by Sanford, missed a topside 3-pointer in the final two seconds.
    Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Back at the hideout, players even have a friendly rooster, and fruit-picking topside is a common activity.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Despite the focus topside, the 48 also has a cabin with a single berth, toilet and shower, and even a table to work.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022
  • When complete, the topside of Eisenhower will boast more than 1,800 modules.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2019
  • That’s why this show, set on a yacht, sees four couples living lavishly topside — and the rest of the singles below deck, cleaning up after the others.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • If your room otherwise features wall treatments with presence and a graphic rug, ignoring the topside is like wearing a ball gown without a tiara.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 13 July 2021
  • One crisp, wistful photo shows sailors at attention topside, an Indonesian harbor beyond washed in milky light and dotted with dozens of ships.
    Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Many gardeners, Grumpy included, find the rich, brown undersides combined with the deep-green topsides to be quite attractive.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 May 2020
  • Those two tunnels, feeding the massive, arching diffuser, do yeoman’s work of sucking the car to the road, obviating the need for large wings on the car’s topside.
    Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 12 July 2017
  • Prepared by a topside chef, a chicken sandwich is making its slow descent down an elevator, carried by an official who joins the reporter and her chaperones.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Playing for a topside like Bayern, in a league that relies on higher defensive lines and speed than is the case at times in the Bundesliga, takes adjustment.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

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